Worker-owner

By Tessa Smith Nearly all workers are categorized as either self-employed or a staff member of another person or company, and every status has its benefits and drawbacks. In this post, we shall analyze the concept of the statutory employee, as well as the conditions surrounding their existence and operations.…

MOTIONS Motion 1: To hire an Executive Director for the Women’s Foundation of Ohio. The Women’s Foundation of Ohio is our grant-making foundation that supports charities throughout the state that focus on women issues. Hiring an Executive Director would guide the program and fulfill its charitable purpose while lessening the…

By Christiana Jones WHAT IS MOBILE ENTERPRISE? Even though we hear so much about the “Mobile Enterprise” most of us don’t really know what it all really means or why it matters a lot in the business world. In every business platform, “Mobile Enterprise” plays a very big role, it…

By Jennifer Steward The rise of Anchor Institutions The Ohio Cooperative seeks to develop anchor institutions to support the development of entrepreneurial cooperative ecosystems. The entrepreneurial cooperative ecosystems will foster community development, job creation and growth. The cooperative supports the good workplace practices outlined by the High Road Workplace Project,…

Thank you for voting! Please read over the motions and vote. Voting takes place at OhioCoop.SimplyVoting.com Voting Opens 8/1/2017; Voting Closes 8/20/2017 1 vote per worker-owner Voter Fraud violators will be terminated What is a Motion? Motions at The Ohio Cooperative are a way for worker-owners to have a say…

By, Patrice Turner Remember when you were a kid and your parents provided everything you needed? Those were the days. Have you ever wondered, though, why your parents sometimes made you do extra chores, find ways to earn your own money and save it and buy your own extras? Most…